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The billionaire son of Senegal’s former president woke in a Dakar police cell
yesterday, as lawyers fighting his corruption charges said he was the victim
of a political “witch-hunt”.

Karim Wade, a former City banker, was arrested in on Monday accused of
amassing a $1.4 billion fortune during his father’s 12-year rule. “The case
against him is mounting but these are lies,” said his lawyer Cire Cledor Ly.
“We are caught up in the logic of a violent state which, in effect, is
resolutely determined not to respect the rights of citizens.”